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Spelling Pattern Worksheets The Spelling Pattern Worksheets are designed to help students master the kindergarten– seventh grade sound-spelling patterns. Each worksheet focuses on one spelling pattern and includes sound-spelling example words, a spelling sort, rhymes or book searches, word jumbles, a short writing application, and a brief formative dictations assessment. Each of these 20 worksheets corresponds with the spelling patterns tested on the Diagnostic Spelling Assessment. In other words, Spelling Pattern Worksheet #1 helps the student learn the sound-spelling pattern tested as #1 on the Diagnostic Spelling Assessment.

Step by Step Directions to Individualize Spelling Instruction 1. Tell students to begin with the lower numbered worksheets on the recording matrices and to complete only those worksheets indicated by slashes (/). Tell them that they have already mastered those spelling patterns. 2. When a student has completed the FOCUS, SORT and JUMBLE sections, the student uses the “Answer Booklet” to self-correct and self-edit in a colored pencil or pen. Tell students that you do not award a grade for this practice, so there would be no benefit from looking at the answers first. Remind students that we often learn from our mistakes, especially when we identify and correct them. 3. Next, the student completes the RHYME (or SEARCH) and WRITE sections and comes up to your desk to mini-conference with you for thirty seconds to review the worksheet. 4. If the student has self-corrected and self-edited the SORT and JUMBLE sections and "passed" the RHYME (or SEARCH) and WRITE formative assessments, change the slash (/) into an

“X” for mastery on the appropriate box on the matrix and record an A on the student’s worksheet. Convert the A to points, if you use a point system for grading. 5. If the student did not master the rule, skill, or concept on the formative assessment, re-teach during the mini-conference. Then direct the student to re-do the formative assessments and return for recorrection. *Teachers wishing to implement a comprehensive grade-level spelling program with weekly spelling tests, a complete diagnostic spelling assessment with corresponding assessment-based worksheets, syllabication worksheets, spelling review games, and more should preview our spelling curriculum at www.penningtonpublishing.com.

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Spelling Pattern Worksheet #16 Add “s” after Vowel-“o” and “y” to Form Plurals FOCUS Most nouns form plurals by adding an “s” to the end of the word (computers), including nouns which end in a vowel then an “o” (radios) or nouns which end in a vowel then a “y” (monkeys). SORT rodeos alleys

Write each word in the correct column. ratios jerseys

subways bellboys

Fridays stereos

guys videos

duos trios

Vowel-“o” Plural Spellings

Vowel-“y” Plural Spellings

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SEARCH In a book find four words with vowel-o and y plurals that are not on this worksheet. After each new word, write the page number where you found the word. ____________________________ p. ___

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JUMBLE

Write the word with the vowel-o and y plurals found in each jumbled word.

ptaois

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yskenod

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WRITE words.

*Bonus Compose a sentence using two of your own vowel-o and y plurals spelling

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Spelling Pattern Worksheet #17 Add “es” after /x/, /ch/, /sh/, /s/, and /z/ to Form Plurals FOCUS Form plurals by adding “es” onto nouns ending in /x/ (boxes), /ch/ (riches), /sh/ (lashes), /s/ (roses), and /z/ (fizzes). SORT taxes gloves

Write each word in the correct column. glasses times

fizzes ladies

states hives

houses axes

changes beaches

/x/, /ch/, /sh/, /s/, and /z/ Spellings

Other “es” Plural Spellings

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SEARCH In a book find four words with /x/, /ch/, /sh/, /s/, or /z/ spellings that are not on this worksheet. After each new word, write the page number where you found the word. ____________________________ p. ___

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JUMBLE Write the word with the /x/, /ch/, /sh/, /s/, or /z/ spelling found in each jumbled word. xosef

_______________________ hsased

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WRITE

*Bonus Compose sentences using each of the /x/, /ch/, /sh/, /s/, and /z/ spelling words.

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Spelling Pattern Worksheet #18 Change Consonant-“y” to “i” and add “es” to Form Plurals FOCUS For nouns ending in a consonant then a “y” change the “y” to an “i” and add “es” (companies). For nouns ending in a consonant then an “o” add “es” (stereos). SORT

Write each word in the correct column.

tomatoes batteries

berries bodies

superheroes echoes

policies canoes

lassoes fairies

daisies oboes

sd

Change y to i and add “es”

Consonant-“o” add “es”

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SEARCH In a book find two words with consonant-“y” changed to “ies” and two words with consonant-“o” then “es” spellings that are not on this worksheet. After each new word, write the page number where you found the word. ____________________________ p. ___

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JUMBLE Write the words with with consonant-“y” changed to “ies” and the words with consonant-“o” then “es” spellings found in each jumbled word. tesiud

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sehos

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WRITE Compose a sentence using a consonant-“y” changed to “ies” and one consonant-“o” then “es” spellings. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. Grammar, Mechanics, Spelling, and Vocabulary ©2014 Pennington Publishing www.penningtonpublishing.com

Spelling Pattern Worksheet #19 Change “fe” to “ves” to Form Plurals FOCUS For nouns ending in /f/, change the “f” to “v” and add “es” onto the end to form plurals (knives). SORT


thieves supplies

services machines

activities vehicles

themselves leaves

families wolves

shelves calves

Change “fe” to “ves” Spellings

Other “es” Spellings

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SEARCH In a book find four words with change “fe” to “ves” spellings that are not on this worksheet. After each new word, write the page number where you found the word. ____________________________ p. ___

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JUMBLE word.

Write the word with the change “fe” to “ves” spelling found in each jumbled

viles

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WRITE words.

*Bonus Compose a sentence using two of your own change “fe” to “ves” spelling


Spelling Pattern Worksheet #20 Irregular Plurals FOCUS English has many irregular plural spellings. The irregular plurals change the vowel of the singular noun (man–men); they change the word (person–people); they change the ending of the singular noun (cactus–cacti); or they keep the same spelling as the singular noun (deer-deer). SORT


selves women alumni sheep Irregular Plural Spellings

bookcases boxes

children berries fish churches Regular Plural Spellings

treetops matrices

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SEARCH In a book find four words with irregular plural spellings that are not on this worksheet. After each new word, write the page number where you found the word. ____________________________ p. ___

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JUMBLE word.

Write the word with the irregular plural spelling found in each jumbled

eerd

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WRITE

*Bonus Compose a sentence using two of your own irregular plural spelling words.


Spelling Pattern Worksheet Answers Spelling Sort #9 Spelling Sort #10 attendance ingredient sufficiency significance applicant circumference frequent avoidance clearance decency difference abundant endurance reference contingency alliance assurance intelligent coherence irritant mutant confidence innocent extravagance Jumble #9 Jumble #10 assistant agency performance represent parent substance urgency resemblance Spelling Sort #11 variable flexible favorable terrible remarkable invisible applicable forcible huggable convertible adorable ineligible Jumble #11 syllable terrible visible comfortable

Spelling Sort #12 illegible taxable audible reliable possible quotable edible despicable invincible singable collapsible questionable Jumble #12 horrible sensible available navigable

Spelling Sort #13 magician conviction politician destination pediatrician possession electrician depression dietician national mortician missionary Jumble #13 beautician optician physician cosmetician

Spelling Sort #14 permission confusion compulsion supervision concession conversion impression invasion discussion decision propulsion division Jumble #14 expulsion session passion convulsion

Spelling Sort #15 potion musician operation admission mention technician solution expression protection illusion option explosion Jumble #15 action nation auction emotional

Spelling Sort #16 rodeos subways ratios Fridays duos guys stereos alleys videos jerseys trios bellboys Jumble #16 patios audios donkeys corduroys

Spelling Sort #17 taxes states glasses houses fizzes changes ladies gloves hives times axes beaches Jumble #17 foxes dashes waxes carwashes

Spelling Sort #18 berries tomatoes stories superheroes marries lassoes batteries echoes factories canoes fairies oboes Jumble #18 duties does shoes vacancies


Spelling Pattern Worksheet Answers Spelling Sort #19 thieves services themselves activities shelves families leaves supplies wolves machines calves vehicles Jumble #19 lives hooves ourselves dwarves

Spelling Sort #20 women selves children bookshelves alumni berries sheep treetops fish boxes matrices churches Jumble #20 deer oxen mice appendices
